Weather Records on 5 April 1924

46 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 April 1924. Highest significance: Dwtn Charleston, US.

Key Facts for 5 April 1924

On 5 April 1924, 46 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
13 were record highs and 8 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 44 daily.
Dwtn Charleston set a daily record precipitation of 61.5 mm (2.4 in) on 5 April 1924.
Across 154 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 497 records.

Record Map

46 stations

46 station records on 5 April 1924 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 April 1924: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
St Albans	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/Universite	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fort National	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Surgut	Russia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Society Hill 6 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Balfes Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Stroud Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ukiah	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	-0.4 C (31.3 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Mnt Fletcher (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Kingstree	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Tahlee (Carrington (Church St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Clanton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Claremont Pomona Clg	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Battleford	Canada	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Needles	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Teriberka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Los Gatos	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Quesnel	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Kissimmee	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Stockton 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Delta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Stewarts Brook Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Wilcannia (Mount Murchison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	-0.3 C (31.5 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Claremont Pomona Clg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

46 records

Records set or tied on 5 April 1924 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 23, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 5 April 1924 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	9
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	4
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	23
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 April 1924 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 1, daily 44.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

40 broken records

Margins by which the 40 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 39.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 April 1924

Top 20 records on 5 April 1924 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 April 1924	Dwtn Charleston, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1924	St Albans, CA	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1924	Columbia, US	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	25 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1924	Camden 3 W, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1924	Trenton 1 NNE, US	monthly rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	23 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1924	Algiers-Ville/Universite, DZ	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	6.0 C (10.8 F)	32 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1924	Crookston NW Exp STN, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	13 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1924	Georgetown 2 E, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1924	Fort National, DZ	daily high max	28.0 C (82.4 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	39 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1924	Surgut, RU	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	7 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1924	Society Hill 6 S, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	5 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1924	Balfes Creek Post Office, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	19 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1924	Charleville Post Office, AU	daily low min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	30 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1924	Stroud Post Office, AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	24 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1924	Ukiah, US	daily low min	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	28 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1924	Sonnblick, AT	daily high max	-0.4 C (31.3 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	31 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1924	Mnt Fletcher (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	26 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1924	Gayndah Post Office, AU	daily low min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	24 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1924	Marion, US	daily low max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	25 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1924	Kingstree, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	25 years	13 of 100 (Routine)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1809 to 1924

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1924. 1924 had 46 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 04-05 in each year
Year	Records
1809	1
1815	2
1828	1
1848	2
1851	1
1853	1
1855	1
1857	1
1859	2
1870	1
1874	2
1876	2
1879	2
1881	4
1885	1
1886	3
1887	2
1888	3
1889	1
1890	1
1891	2
1892	4
1893	1
1895	2
1896	3
1897	4
1898	9
1899	5
1900	6
1901	5
1902	7
1903	15
1904	3
1905	30
1906	4
1907	15
1908	12
1909	33
1910	74
1911	82
1912	44
1913	11
1914	31
1915	36
1916	38
1917	43
1918	66
1919	36
1920	94
1921	158
1922	126
1923	107
1924	46
1925	111
1926	394
1927	149
1928	382
1929	1,124
1930	155
1931	162
1932	254
1933	379
1934	302
1935	416
1936	576
1937	427
1938	215
1939	356
1940	214
1941	401
1942	448
1943	344
1944	831
1945	460
1946	290
1947	649
1948	262
1949	379
1950	593
1951	305
1952	517
1953	249
1954	605
1955	364
1956	304
1957	795
1958	479
1959	559
1960	770
1961	523
1962	324
1963	546
1964	675
1965	456
1966	518
1967	745
1968	590
1969	498
1970	499
1971	481
1972	685
1973	680
1974	652
1975	1,581
1976	335
1977	880
1978	486
1979	886
1980	486
1981	927
1982	1,964
1983	1,909
1984	703
1985	922
1986	800
1987	1,687
1988	1,054
1989	945
1990	868
1991	1,595
1992	827
1993	627
1994	734
1995	1,500
1996	827
1997	2,108
1998	808
1999	1,658
2000	1,194
2001	1,097
2002	790
2003	1,120
2004	756
2005	856
2006	1,070
2007	1,144
2008	685
2009	1,096
2010	926
2011	974
2012	745
2013	987
2014	444
2015	433
2016	828
2017	518
2018	906
2019	373
2020	483
2021	1,030
2022	758
2023	2,543
2024	1,289
2025	1,320
2026	782

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 5	27
5 to 10	4
10 to 15	2
15 to 20	2
20 to 25	2
25 to 30	1
30 to 35	1
35 to 40	1